Uniform Distortion [Clear Vinyl] (LP)

Jim James

Amoeba Review

06/27/2018

This is the kind of album we all need right now. Jim James’ third solo LP, Uniform Distortion, is exactly what we’ve come to expect (and need) from the My Morning Jacket frontman: melancholy, warm, and hopeful. James has stated that the LP’s name was inspired by his sense that the media and society are distorting what’s real and that in turn, people are seeking genuine connection and truth. This is actually a pretty good clue to what the album sounds like, too, with James’ inherently yearning voice singing songs of hope in spite of fear. Fans, as always, will dig this one but James’ warmhearted sound should garner him a new audience, too.